Looking Back

By: 
Ethan Stoetzer

sites/default/files/Joyce.jpg

With Joyce Schomburg and the quest for a chair at Mid America Publishing
     Joyce’s existential worry isn’t about the complexity and utter simplicity of life, nor is it about impact and purpose. Her worry when she wakes up in the morning is where her chair will be when she arrives at Mid-America Publishing.
     For 36-and-a-half years, Schomburg has moved around a lot, that is, at the office on 9 2nd St NW.
     When she arrived at the Chronicle and Times in June 1980, she worked in the front lobby, then she moved to the back office, then a nook with current issues, and currently splits her time between the two, when she’s not stopping by the desks of her co-workers to check in or start a conversation with an impromptu joke.
     At the end of 2016, Schomburg ended her tenure at Mid-America Publishing, electing to retire at 79-years-old. Schomburg is most recognized for her weekly “Looking Back,” section in the Hampton Chronicle, which she’s done for over 20 years. But she’s also been a proofreader, billed classifieds and advertisements, kept track of subscriptions and answered phones.
     She explains that she’s never been interviewed before, except for that time she was featured in a cookbook for Iowa Falls, Iowa for her Rhubarb Pie and her chocolate sheet cake, the latter, though recipe available, has been unsuccessfully replicated by Pam DeVries, Chief Financial Officer.
    Read the full article in the January 17 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.

Hampton Chronicle

9 Second Street NW
Hampton, IA 50441
Phone: 641-456-2585
Fax: 1-800-340-0805
Email: news@midamericapub.com

Mid-America Publishing

This newspaper is part of the Mid-America Publishing Family. Please visit www.midampublishing.com for more information.